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Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs
From: Owen DeLong <owen () delong com>
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 23:57:14 -0700
There are, for better or worse, ASN transfers under NRPM 8.3 in the ARIN region. (Personally, I find this silly, but the community came to consensus on the matter, so it is what it is). As such, if you can find someone with a low number ASN who is willing to part with it for what you are willing to offer to acquire same, then you can transfer it. Owen
On Oct 11, 2017, at 10:47 PM, Mel Beckman <mel () beckman org> wrote: James, As far as I know, you can't buy an existing ASN for any amount of money. You can buy the company that owns it, but that seems like boiling tea with a blowtorch. I sincerely doubt there are unused low-number ASNs, but you could always ask ARIN. I'm curious what your client's rationale is for wanting a low ASN. It can't be efficiency, since the numbers all take the same number of bits ultimately. If they just like small numbers, I'd advise them to forget it -- life is too short. If they have a real technical reason that nobody has foreseen (or at least I haven't foreseen), I'd love to hear it. -mel beckmanOn Oct 11, 2017, at 10:01 PM, James Breeden <James () arenalgroup co> wrote: Hello NANOG... I have a client interested in picking up a new AS number but they really want it to be 3 or 4 digits in length. Is there a process to request this from ARIN, or doss anyone know of unused ASns fitting this that anyone is looking to sell for some quick cash? Thanks! James Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S7 active, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
Current thread:
- 4 or smaller digit ASNs James Breeden (Oct 11)
- Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs Mel Beckman (Oct 11)
- Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs Owen DeLong (Oct 11)
- Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs Wayne Bouchard (Oct 12)
- Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs John Levine (Oct 12)
- RE: 4 or smaller digit ASNs Naslund, Steve (Oct 12)
- Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs Owen DeLong (Oct 11)
- Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs Mel Beckman (Oct 11)
- Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs Radu-Adrian Feurdean (Oct 12)
- Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs Hank Nussbacher (Oct 12)
- Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs Jon Lewis (Oct 12)
- Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs Richard Hicks (Oct 12)
- Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs Brett Watson (Oct 12)
- Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs Dave Temkin (Oct 13)
- Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs Cassidy B. Larson (Oct 13)